It was in effect in Bern this weekend, which is a B tier tournament somewhere in the middle of nowhere in switzerland. I was pretty upset about it actualy. I wanted to play there, but i play DG for relaxing and i would never throw myself into a costume ( or buy a costume ) just to be accepted to a tournament.

What is the benefit of having regulations about what style of neck cut is allowed and what not ? Does it make you play better ? Arent there more important things to regulate ? I'd vote for deleting this rule.

That's the difference between a tournament and casual play. A tournament has a higher profile and you are not there just for yourself but are representing the sport for any public or media to see. Pretty much a no-brainer that players should look decent in tournaments. And the dress code is only specified for the higher level events.

I am sure the public will totaly notice if i wear a v neck or a normal neck. If they see me with a normal neck, they will certainly turn away in disgust and never think about this sport in the same way again.

Yes that was irony.

I mean it makes sence that you regulate some things about the appearance. I am sure that somebody wearing a tshirt with nudity or obscenity or animal porn printed on it would give the sport a bad image, same for racist stuff or nazi stuff, things like that. Or somebody playing without pants. But the cut of the neck is realy not necessary to be regulated IMO.

This rule usually only really applies to top end events which means usually only open players. Go buy some dry-fit shirts it feels much better than a regular t-shirt. I play in them even during casual rounds. The only time one of my tournaments talked of requiring dri-fit or collared shirts was the final 9 round, and even then there wasn't anyone saying "you can't play" because someone was wearing a regular t-shirt. adjust dude

zj1002 wrote: The only time one of my tournaments talked of requiring dri-fit or collared shirts was the final 9 round, and even then there wasn't anyone saying "you can't play" because someone was wearing a regular t-shirt.

Well, according to the rules they could ban you from the tournament for it. If it is not applied in practice that is yet another reason to get rid of the rule.

Also, i am asking normal questions here about a rule that i dont understand. Dont tell me to relax. Last time i checked it was still allowed to question rules. This subforum is called Rules discussion, so i think i am allowed to voice that i am not sure why we need this rule.

Could anyone please specify for a non native english speaker what a "crew neck" is ? I postet some links to pictures a few posts ago, can you please answer the questions about these ?

I am sure the public will totaly notice if i wear a v neck or a normal neck. If they see me with a normal neck, they will certainly turn away in disgust and never think about this sport in the same way again.

A "normal neck" collar is known as a "crew neck" collar which is allowed. I'm guessing it goes back to sailing days where the crew wore round collar shirts?

: (2) All players must wear a shirt covering their upper chest area. A well-tailored shirt with a fold-down, mock turtle, v-neck, crew neck, Henley, or zippered collar, and with sleeves covering the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow (commonly known as the upper arm), shall be considered acceptable.

Seems like quite a few collar tipes are allowed. I'd need a picture of every one of them to check if i even have a shirt that would be PDGA approved. When i google these collar cuts, i get so many results showing so many different shapes that it is more confusing than helping. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_%28clothing%29 does not help that much either. Are there PDGA approved shirts available at PDGA tournaments that require you to wear them ?

Some tournaments have shirts but no players are required to wear them. The only event I can think of where a uniform style is required is the National Collegiate Championships wear players must wear matching outfits in school colors.

people wear shirts like that to tourneys all the time and I don't see the big deal with wearing a nicer shirt if need be. It is not like shirts that pass the PDGA standards are uncomfortable or anything.